The problem there, according to Wojnarowski, was that Jackson wanted to be the head coach and GM and the Cavs weren’t going to fire Griffin.

And that was just behind the scenes.

LeBron's total disregard for Blatt as a leader was evident as well on the court.

Not only did LeBron constantly wave off plays Blatt called for from the bench, he went so far as removing himself from a game without Blatt’s knowledge or approval, subsequently receiving a technical foul for doing so.

It wasn’t only LeBron who was shocked, or at least portrayed to be shocked, about the firing.

Mavericks’ coach Rick Carlisle, the president of the NBA Coaches Association, expressed shock and disappointment over Blatt’s firing.

Ironically, Carlisle replaced an extremely successful coach in Avery Johnson following the Mavs first-round exit in the 2008 playoffs.

Johnson recorded a 194-70 record in three-plus seasons, a .735 winning percentage, which at the time was the best in NBA history, the Mavs fired Johnson and replaced him with Carlisle.

As for Blatt and his camp, according to David Aldridge, Blatt’s firing was “1,000 percent LeBron,” as one of the former Cavs coach's supporter said over the weekend.

There is no question that in the Cavs’ grand scheme of things, James carried, and carries, the hammer.

LeBron seems to be the puppeteer behind this charade pulling whatever strings he deems fit to get his way in his town.

Well for better or worse, LeBron now has a coach he wants at the helms.